Kyle, the Town of Kipling, Saskatchewan wants you to complete your quest for a house. The Mayor and Town Council with the support of the employees and residents of the Town of Kipling have an offer offer for you. We know you will say Yes!

1. As a new resident to our community you will receive a Community Welcome Package containing local information and promotions from local businesses.2. The Kipling Chamber of Commerce will give you $200 in Kipling Cash. This Cash can be spent at any local Chamber of Commerce business.3. You will be given a Key to the Town of Kipling4. You will become Honorary Mayor of Kipling for One Day.5. You will be named an Honorary Lifelong Citizen of the Town of Kipling6. The day we make the trade will be decreed One Red Paperclip Day by our Town Council and everyone will be encouraged to wear a red paperclip in honor of your achievements.7. Will build the world’s largest red paperclip in dedication to you and your “one red paperclip project”8. Most importantly to allow you to complete your quest…We will trade to you a house. The house was built in the 1920’s and has been recently renovated. It is locate at 503 Main Street Kipling, SK Canada. It is approximately 1100 square feet on two floors. There are three bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms, kitchen, living room and dinning room. It has white vinyl siding, a new roof and eaves troughs that have been put on in the last few years. We will be sending you pictures of the house as soon as we have had time to touch up the paint.

Kyle MacDonald, do you accept our offer of one house in Kipling for one role in Corbin Bernsen’s movie “Donna on Demand”?

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As you can imagine, I said yes. That's about the most unbelievable offer of all time. I'd have to say the "key to the city" was the clincher though. How often do you get offered a key to a city? Actually, I just re-read the offer. It's not a key to the "city", it's a key to the "town." That's even better! How often do you get offered a key to a town?

Now you're probably sitting there staring into the screen wondering "What the heck is the town of Kipling Saskatchewan going to do with a role in a movie?" And you should wonder, because the last time I checked, neither the Town of Kipling Saskatchewan nor the mayor of Kipling Saskatchewan wasn't exactly starring in a movie with Brad Pitt or Halle Berry. Actually, the last time I checked, you probably had no idea there was a town of Kipling Saskatchewan. But none of that is important now because here comes the best part of this trade - I get to infomercial-ize this blog. Yes, the moment we've all been waiting for. This is the part of the blog entry where I get to put on my cheesy infomercial voice and say, "But wait, there's MORE!"

And here's what the MORE is:

Kipling set up "American Idol style" auditions for the role in a film to be shot by Public Media Works. The Auditions were held over the Labor Day long weekend. Nolan Hubbard is the lucky guy who got the role.

Dom and I moved into the house over the Labour Day weekend, and the town of Kipling threw (feel free to quote me on this) "Saskatchewan's Biggest Housewarming Party, Ever."

It was literally the best housewarming party thing ever. 11 of the 14 traders made it to Kipling, along with more than 3500 other friends, family, strangers, and new friends!

Special thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. It was an amazing experience. Ans a super-duper-to-infinity thank you very much to all the traders. Without you all I'd just be some guy leaning against a wall with a paperclip in his pocket....and none of this would've ever happened.

If you enjoyed this little rundown of the trades, you should totally get a copy of the one red paperclip book! It chock full of other interesting stories about the trades. There's even a very special ending! And on top of all that, my grandpa gets the last word.

Have a question - now that you're relocating - what's going to happen with job opportunities? Are you gonna be able to live @ 503 Main St and still work wherever it is you work (or would be working at?)

Kyle, let me be the first reader to congradulate you. It almost brings a tear to my eye to see this trip end. It was wonderful. Hopefully I'll be able to make it to the housewarming party. If not, I will still send a gift! Congradulations again! Your determination and creativity have really earned you a FREE HOUSE!!!

Kyle!!! This is Awesome - I am sitting here laughing out loud! Congratulations... Unfortunately I cant make it to the house warming - even though I would love to... I have been following you on the ideline here since the beginning!But I'll tell you what! You are welcome in Afghanistan anytime... We dont have any red paper clips here or any house that you would want... but you are welcome anyways...Again; CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am SO happy for you!

Congratulations Kyle!I am a resident of North Battleford, Saskatchewan and I would like to welcome you to our wonderful province.You character, determination, and fun-loving nature, and marketing expertise will be an inspiration to the residents of our fine province.One request - At Saskatchewan's Biggest House Party Ever, it will be required that you play Brad Johner's Saskatchewan Classic Party Song - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate. Here in Saskatchewan that song rocks as much as Jukebox Hero!

This is totally awesome. When I read your blog I said that's incredible. I have a blog on current events in education and I just posted an entry referring to this blog, challenging teachers to think about how they might use your story to motivate students. This is very incredible.

Congratulations! One hour after being first told about you, you have one house, after one year!

Fantastic, inspiring project!

I should be moving from Brisbane (Australia) to Chicago next year, and once I have, I'm planning on visiting Canada too. I am SO coming to ogle your house and take embarrasing picture of me in front of it!

Congratulations Dude!Great stuff! I've been watching your progress since the start...one year ago!I still can't believe you're done it! Too cool!Well done!Maybe this is something I should try in my country - South Africa!

I'm having goosebumps on my arms right now. When I first visited your website, I was amazed by the brilliant idea and the way you traded things to reach your goal. I thought it would take much longer to get your house, though. It's great that you managed to reach your goal AND help other people on your way. Kind of shows me that miracles still happen, if you know what I mean.

Kyle, I've been watching your project for many moons but have never commented. I am SO happy you succeeded, and congratulations on having enough optimism to believe this could work. If more people thought like you, the world would be a better and definitely "funner" place. Seriously thinking about showing up to audition and party. I'm low-maintenance. I'll sleep in my car. Cheers to you!

Congrats! Admittedly, I first learned about your goal last night through a Slashdot article that said you had completed your quest. I read through everything up until that point and checked again today to see if you had updated on the house.

One year. Must have seemed like such a long time for it to happen, but looking back, it won't seem long at all.

This project is absolutely, bar none, THE most incredible web project I have ever witnessed. You are an amazing guy and Dom is one amazing woman to have put up with the whole thing. You have done something wholly unique - be proud of yourself, young man!

Wow, time to buy a ticket to Saskatchewan! This is one party I'd hate to miss!

Thank you for all that you have done to help out others on your red paper clip ride.

Jennifer and I met you and Jody in Phoenix and have been following your story since.

I travel all over the United State working and when I call home to talk to Jennifer we always talk about "what's new with Kyle"

She and I will do everything in our power to make it your housewarming party. If you need any help planning the big event, please write us for our phone number and we would be more then willing to help planning the event.

Again, thank you for providing us with great conversation, hope for future kindness, and just some good clean fun.

Hey man, I just wanted to say that I have been following this site for about three or forth months daily, and I think what you have done is pretty neato. You have feed off the best of people and shown the world over what can happen when someone acts unselfishly and the good of all parties involved. So now that you are throwing a party I'm kinda thinking "eff it" and just make a road trip of it...I moved from Texas to Seattle, so really I am already over half way there. (No I do not actually use the word Neato, or Nifty for that matter, but man its about as much fun as throwing in words like that as I am sure it is to use "quotes" and phrases like "wait theres more"...yup that is fun) Anyway good for you, and I will try to make it to your party. I will RSVP as soon as I know, and if you are ever in Seattle, or anywhere in Texas (mainly Fort Worth) you have a place to stay. george_chevaillier@yahoo.com

WTG...KYLE I KNEW YOU DO IT LET ME BE THE 1ST TO SAY CONGRATS YOU'RE AMAZING!!! But how you pulled it off 1 yr. to the day just ROCKS!!! AND a key to the town of Kipling to boot!!! BUT the worlds largest One Red PaperClip Monument will be nothing shy of honoring a HERO!!! I've followed your story since just after the "Fish Pen" trade...from there I stumbled onto your other sites too. I'd so like to start a "Mail Barrel of Hooterville USA" which is located in Oklahoma, smack dab in the middle of the crossroads of the US. but I can't figure a place to put the barrel LOL If you have any "FABULOUS" ideas after you and Dom get moved into 503 Main Street, let me know **WINK**

Wonderful! I knew you will get it from the moment i knew your idea. I'm a girl from Spain, your story it's also known by this side of the Atlantic Ocean. I'll miss your news now, it was so amusing reading your web. Especially the trip to Yahk and the trade with Alice Cooper. Thanks for this time. Enjoy! :)

1. It would be cool if everyone you traded with could make it there- especially the ONE INSTANT PARTY!

2. Pictures of the interior would be nice too- maybe a video.

3. We want to send a gift as well.

--And since we know your address I STRONGLY suggest you register and let the world know (or you could end up with posters of paperclips and teapots with paperclip motif LOL). Seriously we are going to send one so...

Kyle, I've been following your site from time to time for the last couple of months.. thought it was a tad nutty at first, but now having seen that you've traded up for a house...that to me is a great achievement. Congratulations, and best wishes for the future.

Simply amazing, thats all I have to say about this. It's hard to imagine the fact that you took an everyday item and traded it upwards and outwards to something that well, isn't an everyday item for some people. Also, Kyle, you've inspired me to make up my own trading blog (and I really hate to promote my own blog here!) that's slowly taking off, and I have to thank you for that, big time.

KYLE!!! that is AMAZING congrats to you!!! I have to admit, that I was following this pretty closely, and if I wasn't a poor college student in Fargo, ND, I would DEF. be at your housewarming party!!! I will be there in Spirit though!!!but congrats again!!!! Latta!~Amelia~p.S. Do you know where I can find a red paperclip??? ;-)

Hey, I live in Springside and go to Kenosee Lake a couple times a year (Was actually there June 30th - July 3rd). And I know a number of people from Carlyle. Not sure if I'll be able to make it but I'll send as many as possible your way.

KYLE!!!!! Oh my goodness i just knew you'ld do it!so, are you going to sign the deal w/dear prudence fishpen??i am very tempted to make my way up to your new home all the way from seattle. i just recieved a copy of the miracle tv show in japan from keiko. what a blast.

you are amazing .... thank you , being a part of this adventure has been a wonderful experience for me.i just saw you on the news btw komo4.

I am so happy for you and for the human spirit you have managed to manifest - I'm gonna throw a party in honour of u and the red paperclip!

Maybe you can have your party live on webcam so we can take part (time differences will be overcome) we will be wearing our red paperclips here in Israel(still looking for that newspaper that will earn me a patch...)A big kiss,

Congratulations and thank you for the inspiration. Your one year journey from paperclip to house is proof that we all create our own reality and that focused thought is how we do so. You have given my faith a sorely needed boost.

For six months I have been receiving inspirational e-mails from TUT (Totally Unique Thoughts) and my favorite is taped to my monitor. *Your thoughts are the very key. You can do it. Whatever you want, you can have it. Just think it, feel it, move vaguely towards it, and with persistence, tipping points will be reached, critical mass formed and the most outlandish serendipities arranged...You are a nonstop creating machine, a manifesting maestro. You are pure 'cause'...*

Although I will not be physically present at your party, know that I will be there in spirit, celebrating your amazing accomplishment!

Congratulations!!! Montreal's gonna miss you. If I were you I'd work out a trade to get back the original paperclip, have it framed, insured, and hang it somewhere unique in the house. But since I'm not you I'll have to start a company just to hire you in some sort of PR position 'cause you've got a gift.

CONGRATS.I am a resident of Assiniboia Saskatchewan. Welcome to our province. Your site is amazing and i have been watching since the beginning and hoped that you would do it in a year. I also hope that i can get to the party. I am only a short drive away. so welcome to our province.

Congratulations Kyle! I grew up and went to school in Kipling. It is a great place to be from! I know that they will roll out the red carpet for you. Good luck to you in all that you do and I hope to see you at the Housewarming Party!

Hey congrats! Kyle, A montreal'er myself i saw your story on cnn today. Inspired me enough to look up your cause and see if i can persuade you to look up my Myspace page and see if you can find some use for it!!

I think the best part of this is that not only were you able to trade apaperclip for a house, but that you were able to do so in a humane and admirable fashion that kept in line with your morals. Well done.

'Hate to nitpick, but I'm not sure if siding can be painted, though. Not that I'm gonna tell you that something can't be done.

No f**** way dude this is out of the planet, here in argentina whe have a tv show "CQC" they do exactly the same thing, they started with a button and ended up with a car and so on... this shit realy take time but's cool any way !

That has got to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life. I am in awe of you. You, sir, are proof that dreams do come true, as long as you count on everyone you come in contact with being dumb. You are seriously the coolest person I currently know of.

I have been following your adventure for about four months now. My wife, friends and even the students at my school are so completely enraptured with your story. Congratulations on achieveing your goal. Two questions; What's next? and What are you going to do in Kipling Saskatchewan

Hey Kyle congratulations on achieving your goal of one house!I have been following your adventure since you traded the keg for the snow mobile. My wife, friends and students have all been rooting for you. I'm certain it's been one funtastick ride. Just Two questions; What's next and What are you going to do in Kipling Saskatchewan?

I discovered your blog today thanks to a yahoo! link on the french Y! page. (yes I m french!). What you've done is really unbelievable, and I believe that you really are a genious, a business genious as Trump and Gates were! If you had told anybody last year: "Next year this paper clip will be a house" noone would have believed you. What you've done is just GREAT! As said in France: "Mes respects Monsieur le Maire!"

Oh man you did it! Remember to buy red paint for tomorrow, cuz there is free labour coming your way! Your project has been really inspiring and fun, wish you all the best on whatever you do next :) (maybe a oneredpaperclip museum?)

Cool! You did it. Guess what? I just saw you on Thai TV. Yeah, you made it that far! It took me a while to explain to my wife what the hell you just did.

I actually was on your website a couple months ago. Can't remember how I made it there but tonight is a repeat. It's a small connected world! What can happen trough the net is amazing and you are the perfect example.

OMG..You did it!!!!!! I'm so excited for you!!! I will miss checking your site daily to see how you're doing. Quick thought for your housewarming party..put up a big piece of plywood on one of the walls in the house and have everyone sign and date it, it's a cool memory to look back on all the time! I'd love to be there for the housewarming, thanks for the invite!!!! Congrats again!Doreen

Hey Kyle, congratulations on achieving your goal. I have been keeping track of your journey in creative capitalism since mid -April. My wife and friends and students here in Japan have all been keenly interested in how it would all turn out. We're all extremely happy that you got a home of your own.

I hope that you can find a way to continue the adventure.Best of luck in the future.

Y'all just rock! This is the coolest story ever!! Can't wait to see the house painted red...will you barter for that little chore? If I were sure we'd have a place to sleep, I swear we'd drive up from Texas. Congrats to you both!!!

I literally fell into your info while signing into my yahoo account. I must say that this is the most amazing story I have ever heard. I swear that this shows the ingenuity of the human race to perfection. Congrats on your accomplishment!.

Hi Kyle i live in Lithuania even our local news reported your trade your becoming famous for your idea i wish u luck maybie one day you will trade something not only in North America but world wide ;) i wish you luck smartass ^^

WOW dude i heard about you on Attack of the Show on G4TV. i heard how you traded that paperclip for a pen then on and on.Now you have a house man you rock. you going to trade it for something else?tell us.

I just heard about this project from my mom who sent me a link to your site because, well, I was raised in Kipling and my parents still live there.

FYI Kipling is only 1.5 hrs east of Regina, has a campground and a golf course. It is also only 1/2 hr from a large provincial park with a huge campground and hotels, cabins etc... So anyone wanting to come to the party or auditions need not worry about a place to stay.

Wow, I'm from NY living in Paris France for many many too many years, and just read about you, and I spent ten minutes translating your story for my husband (into French) and he sits back down on our couch to fold the laundry and then yells over to me, in French, "don't need you to do the translations, he's on the French news, your friend with the paper clip" -- well something like that. Awesome story and congrats...I know, too many run on sentences but it's so emotional...

Kyle,Well done young man. I had read about your venture a little while back and it ended at the point where you had secured a house rent free in Arizona for a year. And I thought, way to go!But I lost track. This past Sunday (July 9) I had three of my kids over to dinner along with their SO's and spouses and your project came up. One of them reported that you had made it! So you turned up today on the Yahoo Newswires and I read about your success. I guess I didn't realize you had a blog to follow but googling did the trick. I'm glad I didn't read the part about the Alice Cooper snow globe of I would have lost heart. How you pulled that one off I'll never know. But hey, you got the job done. Congratulations to you!

Good work! I started out from Montreal with a backpack and $100 and now 20 years later I own a nice house in California. Your house would be worth a lot here if you could just move it! Congratulations!

Oh dude! Kipling?! My husband's grandparents live there! He grew up *really* close to there. And a chunk of my family is from Windthorst!

I spent a lot of time in Kipling as a kid. My cousins had a grandma there, and I kinda adopted her as my own. She lived on Main Street too! Incredible.

You do realize there is NOTHING to do in Kipling, right? :) And that the average age of residents is about 65?

Oh, I wish I could go to your housewarming. What a party that'll be. You might wanna warn/invite personally the neighbours and let the local RCMP in on it. Otherwise you're likely to get shut down quickly.

I have been following your journey off and on since I saw it on tv a while back. I hadn't heard anything for a while and I had sort of forgotten about your little project. That is, until I saw the front page of the newspaper this morning!

Surprising how you ended up here in Saskatchewan of all places. I never thought you would be able to do it. But we are very generous here in Saskatchewan and I hope you will love the quiet life (extra quiet life since you are going to be living in Kipling) my province has to offer.

I would love to go to your "Biggest Saskatchewan housewarming party EVER", but I don't think I'll be able to afford the gas for a 9 hour+ road trip lol.

Hey KyleCongrats on the the house in Saskatchewan, your gonna love it here. I am from a small town not too far away, called Bienfait. I might just have to make the trip up to Kipling for Labour Day. P.S. Did you know there is actually a town called Kyle in Saskatchewan?...too bad you didn't get a house there.

I saw the story on UPN's morning show this morning and was shocked to see that the house was located in Kipling! Not only did I spend a chunk of my childhood there, but my parents were just there on the weekend for my grandmother's 90th birthday (she lives at the far end of Main Street)

Congratulations! That's so awesome!! I've been following your journey since I saw you on Japanese TV show. To be honest with you, at first I never beleived it would happen..."trade one paperclip for a house? no way!" but you made it in a year. you rock!so cool! again, Congratulations!!

Hello KyleI'm Julia from Holland and I want to tell you that you were one TV here yesterday telling about that house and I saw you on stage with:(Was it Alice Cooper?)Congratulations with this succes !! :)